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    Psychological Addiction

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    interest in what was once enjoyable activities‚ mood swings‚ anger‚ anxiety‚ stealing anyone’s belongings to be able to purchase drugs and go in a desperate search to find a drug for long periods of time. Physical addiction on the other hand is significantly different than psychological addiction.

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    Psychology of Addiction

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    GENS9004 Psychology of Addiction Summer U1C‚ 2014 Instructions for Essay [35% of Course Mark] Due Date: 28/1/2014 A single‚ 1000 word essay must be submitted through the Turnitin portal on the Moodle site for the course‚ Psychology of Addiction‚ by 5pm [local Sydney time] on the 28th January 2014. The title of the essay is: What causes addiction‚ and what is the best approach to counteract it? The essay should seek to construct a persuasive argument based upon a selection of key empirical

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    I.INTRODUCTION The illegal or harmful use of drugs is a major threat to the world and to future generations. Drugs are substances that are becoming more common in our communities as each day goes by. The demand for drugs is also increasing daily. People need to act and play a part in the combating of drugs starting in their own homes. Every individual needs to be aware of the consequences of drug abuse and to help spread the word starting at young ages. All parts of local and world communities

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    For this task‚ I worked with Sophie Davidson to create a digital story for the poem Primary Education By Yvette Holt. The poem was quite literal and did not make use any metaphors in the written work. However‚ after further analysis and use of creative thinking‚ we conjured many metaphors to add a deeper meaning to the words in the poem. I drew on my knowledge of the Aboriginal culture that I have encountered on my travels‚ both the beautiful culture and the modern corruption of the culture in rural

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    Metaphors By Sylvia Plath

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    and techniques have changed as time progresses‚ authors have wrote about the same hardships in their work while still adding their own unique voices. In Metaphors by Sylvia Plath and Stoner by John Williams‚ each author explores social expectations of women in post-war America illustrating the influences on literature and its audience. In Metaphors by Sylvia Plath‚ she demonstrates a first person point of view on what it is like to be held to the expectations of childbirth in 1959. This

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    One example of a metaphor in the lyrics is‚ “Blood on the leaves and blood at the root” (Meeropol). This is an example of a metaphor because it is taking the tree‚ which is usually a symbol of life‚ and is comparing it to a symbol of death‚ since there is blood all over the tree. Also‚ personification takes place many times

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    Caffeine Addiction

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    delivers adrenalin stress‚ low blood sugar‚ mood and energy swings‚ fatigue‚ depression‚ malnutrition‚ and disturbed sleep”. Although caffeine is considered a mild drug‚ the consequences of caffeine addiction are rather severe and include physical and mental health problems and can lead to other addictions. No doubt‚ coffee is a stimulating drink‚ and its active chemical component caffeine immediately invigorates both body and mind. However‚ the later effects are quite the opposite. Coffee addicts

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    literary critic and theorist‚ provides a brief summary stating the preference for the metaphor over metonymy by aligning analogy with necessity and contiguity with chance. According to him‚ “’the element of truth’ is the product of a purely rhetorical and ultimately metonymical‚ sleight of hand‚ therefore over turning the traditional hierarchy and deconstructing the very basis for the seductiveness and privilege of metaphor.” Barbara Johnson pays keen and strict attention to a specific passage in her critique

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    Life’s Descriptions Life is one of those words that can be shaped however one may please and turned into an idea suited for themselves. For example‚ “Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop” (Brown). There are many metaphors used to describe life depending on whether it is an optimistic or pessimistic view. Two comparisons some may make about life are having to do with having their life course mapped out and then‚ to its polar opposite‚ going through each day without a clue.

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    Atticus Finch Metaphors

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    The meaning behind the metaphor is that dont kill or harm anything or anyone that is not doing anything bad. That metaphor also ties in with racism‚ because Atticus relates it to the horrible racism that witnesses weather it is from his corruption or just in everyday life. The first time that Atticus said that to his children

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